Monday, February 27, 2017

The Gulf Daily News printed a report from Riyadh dated 2/27/17. The text is pasted below and a link to the story is here. It is common for women to drive in rural areas, including the southwestern Asir region. The story does not explain whether this incident took place in a city.

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Riyadh: A young Syrian woman was caught driving a car and listening to music in the province of Asir.

The 24-year-old woman who lives in Abha, was driving the Toyota Hilux, in the company of her family members, reported Almarsd.

A citizen spotted her sitting behind the steering wheel and alerted
the traffic police officers who arrested her and referred her to the
authorities.

The woman was later released and handed over to her family after
signing an undertaking not to flout the Saudi laws which ban women from
driving.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Today I heard from Michael Stone about an upcoming protest to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, February 9, 2017 regarding Saudi women driving and Uber. His message is below. His message includes links - to sign a petition and learn about the event from the facebook page.

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I have enjoyed some recent blog posts of yours regarding Saudi Women Drivers.

We thought you might be interested in an upcoming protest created by
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK and author of Kingdom of the
Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection.

On Thursday, 9 February, at 1pm, CODEPINK & supporters will deliver a
petition signed by over four thousand people to Uber's San Francisco
headquarters. The petition demands that CEO Travis Kalanick call on the
King of Saudi Arabia to lift the ban on women driving!

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I'm a freelance writer based in Maine. I lived in Saudi Arabia for many years. I studied Arabic in college eons ago and married my college sweetheart, a fellow Arabic student. My first novel, A CARAVAN OF BRIDES, is set in Saudi Arabia. I'm working on my second novel while writing feature stories about the Middle East. I am also the co-founder and Administrative Director of the Arabic Music Retreat.